now stephanie has a new kidney. >>> there have so many emotions going through my head. i don't even know which one to latch on to to say it's the most exciting part or the most thankful part or oh my gosh is this really happening part. >> stephanie's transplant included a chain of four donors and four recipients across the country. she received her new kidney last week and is said to be recovering extremely well. >> that's amazing. fantastic. >>> let's check in with rick who is in the weather center. >> the weather center across the studio. >> get outside. it's warm out. >> it is really warm out across a lot of the eastern part of the country. the eastern say two-thirds of the country well above average. today we have areas about 35 degrees above where you typically would be this time of year. you see the warmth there 56 in chicago. your average high this time of year is 40 degrees. you are already 16 degrees above average. out across the west with the next storm coming in it is very, very windy. we are going to see winds gusting 50-70 miles an hour. in the highest pass